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    Need advice on Battery Charging Issue

    Hello. My port Engine would not start and I had to use the Crossover switch to get it started. Starboard would fire right up. I looked hard for a Diagram showing what battery powered what on my boat and could not find any specifics, even in my manual. Pulled out the battery shown as new in the...
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    Sun Shade retractable canvas

    Anybody have any experience with these? Looks like a perfect solution quick shade or sun option. I see they are offered on the new 51. No idea about the cost of these. Looks like a perfect solution to a permanent metal framed shade cover option. http://www.sureshade.com/
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    Twisted Rode

    Installed new rode and chain this year. We did our best to get the twist our of the coil as we fed it into the anchor locker. Now I get lots of twists of the rode as it goes through the gypsy and I need to manually lower it while taking out the knots. I had the idea of going to the deepest...
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    Hatch Shades

    I have been looking into a solution for tempory blackout shades for the hatches when overnighting or hot days. These seem to fit the bill, but have heard that they may break easily. http://www.oceanair.co.uk/hatchshade.aspx Has anybody used these or have alternate solutions that should be...
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    Repower 98 310

    Thought I might share my experience: Owned my boat for two years and all is well. Planes and runs great. I did start to notice that I was loosing power with the hole shot. Sounded like and over reving type of scenario, although engine RPM's did not indicate an over rev situation. Last couple...
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    Hatch riser Arm

    Several of us have posted about the need to adjust or replace the Hatch riser Arms for our bow hatches in the 310 thread. Several of mine do not seem to Lock properly. Adjust or Replace? I see no visible signs of adjustment points. I have seen replacement arms for sale, but the factory...
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    Teak cockpit tables..Cheap!

    A dock neighboor told me about this guy who makes OEM teak tables for SR. they do a lot of sample tables that SR sends back. He ends up with protoypes with nothing to do with them. He is not far from our marina in Mid. Tenn. I picked up this solid teak folding table with hidden hinges...
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    Source for replacing your Cabin Trim

    I have finally got my replacement trim via a Searay Dealer. I had offered to sell the remainder on the Classified forum but have decided to keep it as spare. The box was shipped direct to me from Outwater plastics in NJ. I went to their site and they have absolutely everything in all colors...
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    Nashville Boat show

    Just returned a few hours ago from the show. Very busy for downtown with the Titan playoffs, Predators Hockey Game, and the Boat show. This is the first one I have been too, but given all the doom and gloom of the boating industry I was quite pleased to see a very respectable turnout. Erwin...
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    SeaRay Knoxville Plant closing Down

    Sad news and really shows the state of the boating industry. Tonight on Local TN news reports that one of the SeaRay Plants in Knoxville is closing. "Brunswick Corp. is closing its Riverview boat manufacturing plant in the Forks of the River Industrial Park in East Knox County the company...
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    Raytheon Ray Data Manual

    I have, what I think, is standard OEM Raytheon Ray Data depth/Speed/Temp on my boat. These seem to be standard issue for 96-99 year SR Cruisers from what I can gather. I have exhausted the web trying to find a manual for this. My temp reading is not correct, and I have been told you can...
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    Docking a Twin Stern Drive

    First of all, I would like to thank all of you other owners of these twin stern drives for the advice on trimming in another thread. I have learned a lot from this. So can we discuss docking? Probably as most of you, I back into the slip. I have tried two different methods of manuevering...
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    Boatsafe Heaters Feedback

    Not wanting to sound like an Ebay Feedback Forum, but you gotta love a business who operates like this: I bought a 750W boatsafe Heater in late Oct. Noticed it did not get the engine room heated as advertised. Called Boatsafe and they diagnosed as probably a bad temp sensor. They are...
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    Trimming out a dual Stern Drive

    A discussion for you dual sterdrive owners. I am new to dual drives as well as Trim Tab controls. Much simplier in my runabout with a single sterndrive, no tabs. My manual states that a boat at cruising speed needs no trim. I do adjust them to counter balance weight loads. I leave them all...
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    Gold Cabin trim. 5/16"

    I am replacing some of this trim in my cabin and found out I had to buy 60' of the darn stuff. I only need about 25' to redo my entire cabin. Would be happy to sell the other 30' left over for about $50 for any of you who need to replace theirs.This is the gold/brass trim that goes in the...
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    AC Converter Constantly on?

    As a new Searay owner I am looking for some experiences with this subject. Previous owner said never leave the AC Converter on for more than two hours or it will burn up batteries..regardless of what the manual says. Said this is common to all Searay boats. Dock Neighboors say they leave...
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    New member from Music City USA

    Hello- I am a new Searay owner of a 1998 Sundancer 310 DA and based in Nashville, TN. She is slipped on Percy Priest Lake. Decided to name her Nauti Dancer. It was either that or Knotty Butt. Don't ask :) Looking forward to learning from all of the other Searay owners experiences and...
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